The judicial process : an introductory analysis of the courts of the United States, England, and France / Henry J. Abraham.
1993
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Title
The judicial process : an introductory analysis of the courts of the United States, England, and France / Henry J. Abraham.
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Call Number
Comp 710 Ab82 1993
Edition
Sixth edition.
ISBN
0195068017 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xvi, 415 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)25547353
Note
"Revised and updated through mid summer 1992"--Pref
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Table of Contents
Tables, Charts, and Figures
1
Introduction: The Law and the Courts
3
The Nature of Law
4
Positive and Natural Law
5
Common Law and Statutory Law
7
Common Law
7
Equity
12
Statutory Law
14
"Mixing" Common and Statutory Law
15
Some Additional Legal Definitions and Concepts
16
Civil and Criminal Law
19
2
Staffing the Courts
21
Selection
21
The Two Chief Methods
22
A Compromise?
35
Tenure of Office
40
The United States
40
Britain
48
France
50
Qualifications and Motivations: The United States
51
Basic Prerequisites
51
Judicial Experience and Its Absence
52
The Justices in Composite
61
Motives That Underlie Appointments
62
"Packing the Court" and the Nominees' "Real" Politics
71
On the Role of the United States Senate
75
Qualifications and Experience: The Special Cases of England and France
85
England
85
France
90
3
Courts, Courtrooms, and Juries
93
Types of Courts: Trial and Appellate
93
Trial Courts
93
Appellate Courts
94
Courtroom Procedure: General
95
"Innocent Until Proved Guilty:" The Accusatorial Procedure
96
"Guilty Until Proved Innocent": The Inquisitorial Procedure
97
Vox Dei or Vox Populi in Action: The Juries
100
The Grand Jury
102
The Trial or Petit Jury
108
Selection and Impaneling of Juries
111
The Trial Jury at Work
121
Instructing the Jury: The Judge's Charge
123
Juries: Blessing or Evil?
128
From Offense to Trial: A Procedural Note
132
Procedure in Civil Cases
133
Procedure in Criminal Cases
134
4
Courts at Home: I - The Lesser Tribunals
137
A Dual System of Courts
137
The State Courts
138
The Justice of the Peace
138
The Municipal Court
140
The County Court
140
The Intermediate Court of Appeals
142
The Final Court of Appeals
142
The Federal Courts
143
The Federal Legislative Courts
144
Ex-Legislative "Special" Constitutional Courts
149
The Federal Constitutional Courts
153
Administering the Federal judiciary
167
5
Courts at Home: II - The Supreme Court
170
At the Zenith: The U.S. Supreme Court
170
Original Jurisdiction
171
Appellate Jurisdiction
173
Writs of Review
173
Work Lead
179
The U.S. Supreme Court at Work
188
Oral Argument
189
Behind Closed Doors
194
Assigning and Writing Opinions
199
Opinion Day(s)
218
Compliance
224
Outside Influences on Court Personnel
231
Legal Periodicals
232
Social Science Data
233
Test Cases
235
The Brief Amicus Curiae
236
The Law Clerks
239
6
Courts Abroad
245
The Courts of England and Wales
245
The Criminal Courts' Hierarchy
246
The Civil Courts' Hierarchy
249
The Courts of France
255
Two Major Divisions
255
The Ordinary or Regular Courts' Hierarchy
256
Administrative Tribunals Generally
260
The French Administrative Courts
265
7
Judicial Review: I - The Supreme Power
270
Defining Judicial Review
270
Judicial Review Abroad
288
Britain
288
France
289
Some Other Special Constitutional Tribunals
293
A Historical Note
301
Judicial Review at Home
301
Further Historical Roots
302
Spelling It Out: Madison v. Madison
303
8
Judicial Review: II - Controversy and Limitations
311
Judicial Review in a Democratic State: Saint or Sinner?
311
Invoking Authority
312
Drawing the Line - Or Attempting to Do So
316
Judicial Legislating
316
Judges Limited: The Taught Tradition of the Law
323
Stare Decisis
324
Other Limitations on Judicial Power and Effectiveness
327
Reversing the Court
327
Policy Formulations and Considerations
330
Compliance and Enforcement
332
Machtkampf: The Supreme Court in the Political Power Struggle
334
9
CODA: A Realistic Bulwark
347
The Sixteen Great Maxims of Judicial Self-Restraint
348
The Bulwark
370
App A. Members of the Supreme Court of the United States
374
App B. Table of Succession of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
378
Bibliographical Note
381
Index I. General Subject Index
391
Index II. Name Index
398
Index III. Court Case Index
408